Science -- Political aspects -- United States; Science and state -- Government policy -- United States;
Panelists Chris Mooney, Jonathan Moreno, and Ronald Bailey discuss the challenges that the next administration will face in rethinking the role of science in American culture and the allocation of federal resources to promote growth in the...
United States. Dept. of Homeland Security; Law enforcement -- United States; National security -- United States; Terrorism -- Prevention;
Panelists Carl Jensen, David McElreath, Bernard Levin, and Michael Buerger discuss the efforts of the United States Department of Homeland Security to reduce the number of surprise terrorist attacks by anticipating the future. One of several...
Health care reform -- United States; Health insurance -- Government policy -- United States; Chronic diseases -- Prevention;
A panel of experts on nutrition, physical activity, and health policy discuss the role of prevention in U.S. health care. Panelists include: Steven Blair, Evelyn Crayton, John Clymer, Therese Hanna (moderator). One of several "academic activities"...
Mississippi League of Women Voters; Suffragists -- Mississippi -- Archives; Women -- Political activity -- Mississippi; Women legislators -- Mississippi;
Panelists include political papers archivist Leigh McWhite, and Cora Norman and Fran Leber of the League of Women Voters of Mississippi. Discussion topics include the library's Special Collections resources for researching women in politics...
Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Disaster relief -- United States; Emergency management -- United States;
Panelists Tracie L. Washington (Louisiana Justice Institute), Reilly Morse (Mississippi Center for Justice), and John M. Barry (author, Rising Tide) discuss the successes and failures of the recovery effort after Hurricane Katrina including the...
